Add TOLNET / TOPAZ data to MELODIES MONET

[rschwant]

TOPAZ is included in TOLNET and the latest TOLNET data is all standardized, so this would be a good time to get this data into MELODIES MONET. TOPAZ team recommends to download their dataset from the TOLNET site.

[bbakernoaa]

there is already a TOLNET reader in MONETIO. https://github.com/noaa-oar-arl/monetio/blob/stable/monetio/profile/tolnet.py

We had worked with John Sullivan to get the TOLNET format.

[zmoon]

I think he had said they might change the format though, so we should check that it still works for current data.

[bbakernoaa]

Is this not the new HDF format that they standardized? https://github.com/noaa-oar-arl/monetio/issues/50

[zmoon]

Yes when we implemented the reader the TOLNET files were a GEOMS-compliant format. I just meant I seem to recall him saying that it might change in the future.

[zmoon]

@bbakernoaa also mentioned:

MPLNET (NASA Goddard, mostly colocated with AERONET sites)

• https://mplnet.gsfc.nasa.gov/data?v=V3
• https://mplnet.gsfc.nasa.gov/mplnet_web_services.cgi?download

EARLINET (European network)

• https://www.earlinet.org/
• https://www.earlinet.org/index.php?id=125 (seems like have to use a portal to access the data)
• https://pyaerocom.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api.html#earlinet

[bbakernoaa]

Yes these are part of the GALION network. We could think about adding all of them https://galion.world

This includes

• AD-net https://www-lidar.nies.go.jp/AD-Net/
• EARLINET that you listed above
• LALINET http://lalinet.org
• NDACC https://ndacc.larc.nasa.gov/data/observational-capabilities
• MPLNET

This presentation may be helpful https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairwesteuprod/production-nikal-public/81659ca5a8464f7194657c511216f806